Savannah Peykani

It’s Not Personal, It’s Rap: Remy Ma Disses Nicki and the Entire Industry

February ended with a bang, as Remy Ma dropped her scathing single “Shether,” a ruthless diss track aimed at Nicki Minaj — and reintroduced...

More about Politics, the Zodiac and Having a Sense of Humor

When you’re born between May 20 and June 20, the sun tells you that your star sign is gemini. From then on, your life...

In Priase of the Sol-Angel

Following last weekend’s Grammy Awards, the biggest point of discussion was Beyoncé’s snub for best album of the year, which went to Adele for...

Truth, Empathy, and Action: A Response to “Future of Truth” Panel

It seems like all we’ve been hearing about in the last few months is fake news. We’ve been fed fake news by major media...

Resistance Begins on the Dancefloor

In the various rallies and demonstrations that have sprouted up since the November election, two sounds have echoed around the country (maybe even around...

Blue Note Records: A Jazz Retrospective

The drummer counts us off. On four, we hear the bouncing beat of the stand-up bass followed by the swelling croon of two saxophones,...

I Want All the Jobs

If you add up all my modes of earned income (besides financial aid or the occasional $20 my mom slips me when I come...

How the Women’s March Became the White Women’s March

by Savanah Peykani With enormous reluctance, I attended the Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles the day following Donald Trump’s inauguration. But not because I’m...

The Image of Millennials and How It’s Killing Them

Over the past few weekends, I’ve gone back home to Redlands, a city I have spent many hours writing about before, including for this...

Student Short Films Star in 17th Annual Zotfest

UCI’s Film-Arts-Drama Alliance (FADA) hosted the 17th Annual Zotfest, a film festival to highlight student filmmakers, last Saturday, screening the campus’s best short films...

Chemically Charged: UCI’s Chem E Car Team Takes First at Western Regional Conference

By Savannah Peykani and Jessica Resendez When the UCI chemical engineering team arrived at UC Riverside to compete in the Regional Chem-E Car Competition last...

White House Correspondent’s Dinner Reflects Politics’ Reliance on Social Media

An evening filled with designer gowns, custom-made tuxes and glittering champagne flutes. Celebrities gathered around tables that are arranged way too close to each...

STAND UP DR. WEST

We started and ended on our feet, elevating our bodies to correspond with our spiritual and mental elevation. It’s a Saturday morning, and we’ve...

Ivy-less Irvine: The Modern Style of UC Irvine’s Campus Architecture and William Pereira’s Vision of “Perfection”

Since coming to UCI, you’ve probably participated in — or at least overheard — a conversation that complained about UCI’s architecture. Or… maybe that’s...